by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 17,851 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,608 and $24,252 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,084 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 112 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at The Art Institute of Houston
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of San Antonio Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #5 spot on the list. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Wade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Wade College
With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Oklahoma City University
With a ranking of #8, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Advancing Technology
With a ranking of #9, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Baptist University of the Americas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Visual & Performing Arts Report
Southwestern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southwestern
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 198 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 68 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Saint Edward’s University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 638 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of North Texas Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #17, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Lutheran University is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Arizona Christian University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Arizona Christian University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Texas State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 487 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Oral Roberts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Oral Roberts University
With a ranking of #21, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma Baptist University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 61 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Visual & Performing Arts Report
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 353 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Christian University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.
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